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Matewan
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
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132 min
Release
1987-08-28
Cast
Chris Cooper
as Joe Kenehan
James Earl Jones
as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
Mary McDonnell
as Elma Radnor
Will Oldham
as Danny Radnor
David Strathairn
as Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Ken Jenkins
as Sephus Purcell
Kevin Tighe
as Bill Hickey
Gordon Clapp
as Tom Griggs
Bob Gunton
as C.E. Lively
Jace Alexander
as Hilllard Elkins
Joe Grifasi
as Fausto
Nancy Mette
as Bridey Mae Tolliver
Jo Henderson
as Mrs. Elkins
Josh Mostel
as Mayor Cabell Testerman
Gary McCleery
as Ludie
Maggie Renzi
as Rosaria
Tom Wright
as TomMichael B. Preston
as Ellix (as Michael Preston)Thomas A. Carlin
as TurleyJenni Cline
as Luann
Michael Mantell
as DoolinJ.K. Kent Lilly
as Pappy's Voice (voice)Ida Williams
as Mrs. KnightesJames Kizer
as TolbertRonnie Stapleton
as Stennis
Davide Ferrario
as GianniFrank Payne Jr.
as Old Miner
John Sayles
as Hardshell Preacher
Hazel Dickens
as SingerCharles Haywood
as ShebNeale Clark
as Isaac
Mitch Scott
as MisterHazel Pearl
as MissusMichael Frasher
as Lee Felts
Frank Hoyt Taylor
as Al FeltsFred Decker
as JamesBill Morris
as BassDelmas Lawhorn
as ConductorWilliam Dean
as BrokerP. Michael Munsey
as BrokerThomas Hal Phillips
as Boxcar GuardStephen C. Hall
as Redneck MinerPercy Fruit
as Black MinerThomas Poore
as Injured Black MinerTara Williams
as Miner's WifeGerald Milnes
as Fiddler
Mason Daring
as PickerJim Costa
as Mandolin PlayerPhil Wiggins
as Harmonica PlayerDirector
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